Journal
WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 63-69Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00264.x
Keywords
carbon footprint; GHG emissions; Netherlands; water sector
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- Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
- Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA)
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This paper describes the carbon footprint methodology used in assessing the global warming potential of the Dutch water sector. The assessment includes CO2 emissions from energy consumption and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from water treatment processes. There is, however, debate on the amounts and mechanism of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and a standardised approach is discussed. As a result of this approach, the contribution of GHG emissions to the total carbon footprint of the Dutch water sector appeared to be relatively high. Next to the lack of common emission factors for GHG and chemicals used, there is also no agreed-upon approach related to the system boundaries and scope of carbon footprinting of the water cycle. For reasons of benchmarking and monitoring of climate change reduction targets, a common carbon footprint assessment methodology for the water sector will be required.
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